diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Chat.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Chat.cs
index ce3564cd89..9ca3619411 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Chat.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Chat.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 	{
 		const int logLength = 10;
 
-		public List<Tuple<Color, string, string>> recentLines = new List<Tuple<Color, string, string>>();
+		public List<ChatLine> recentLines = new List<ChatLine>();
 		public string typing = "";
 		public bool isChatting = true;
 
@@ -68,10 +68,12 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public void AddLine(Color c, string from, string text)
 		{
-			recentLines.Add(Tuple.New(c, from, text));
+			recentLines.Add(new ChatLine { Color = c, Owner = from, Text = text });
 			var eva = Rules.Info["world"].Traits.Get<EvaAlertsInfo>();
 			Sound.Play(eva.ChatBeep);
 			while (recentLines.Count > logLength) recentLines.RemoveAt(0);
 		}
 	}
+
+	class ChatLine { public Color Color = Color.White; public string Owner, Text; }
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs
index d13ede8028..20c3be277c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 			renderer.Device.EnableScissor(typingArea.Left, typingArea.Top, typingArea.Width, typingArea.Height);
 			if (Game.chat.isChatting)
-				RenderChatLine(Tuple.New(Color.White, "Chat:", Game.chat.typing), 
+				RenderChatLine(new ChatLine { Owner = "Chat:", Text = Game.chat.typing },
 					new int2(typingArea.X + 10, typingArea.Y + 6));
 
 			rgbaRenderer.Flush();
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			renderer.Device.DisableScissor();
 		}
 
-		void RenderChatLine(Tuple<Color, string, string> line, int2 p)
+		void RenderChatLine(ChatLine line, int2 p)
 		{
-			var size = renderer.RegularFont.Measure(line.b);
-			renderer.RegularFont.DrawText(line.b, p, line.a);
-			renderer.RegularFont.DrawText(line.c, p + new int2(size.X + 10, 0), Color.White);
+			var size = renderer.RegularFont.Measure(line.Owner);
+			renderer.RegularFont.DrawText(line.Owner, p, line.Color);
+			renderer.RegularFont.DrawText(line.Text, p + new int2(size.X + 10, 0), Color.White);
 		}
 
 		public int ticksSinceLastMove = 0;